In Kiev nourish the hope to deepen cooperation with the United States in the customs area

The Ukrainian authorities hope the expert and technical assistance to Customs and border protection the U.S., said Wednesday the press service of the State fiscal service (SFS).

according to the Ministry, the head of the State fiscal service of Ukraine Roman Nasirov met with the Deputy chief of Customs and border protection USA Kevin Macalintal. The participants discussed the current state and prospects of Ukrainian-American relations in the Customs sphere.

"Customs and border security USA has always been a reliable partner of the customs authorities of Ukraine. With the assistance of America, we have greatly strengthened our ability to combat illegal movement of drugs, weapons, radioactive and other hazardous substances, and monitoring dual-use goods, " said Nasirov.

according to his vision, promising areas of cooperation are deepening cooperation in the field of law enforcement, post clearance monitoring and risk analysis.

Thus Nasirov said that " the state fiscal service of Ukraine hopes for expert and technical assistance to Customs and border protection of the United States."

As stated by the press service of the SFS, Deputy head of Customs and border protection the United States agreed to enhance cooperation and support further development. Makalenin also said that the American side has completed the development of the draft intergovernmental agreement on mutual administrative assistance in customs matters, which was initiated by the Ukrainian side.